HP P2000 G3 Installation Instructions

Step 3. Connect drive enclosures to the
P2000 G3 MSA array controller enclosure
If included in your environment, connect drive enclosures
to the P2000 G3 MSA array controller enclosure.
NOTE: Drive enclosures can be hot-added to
an operational P2000 G3 MSA array controller
enclosure.
The following drive enclosure models are supported:
DescriptionHP drive enclosure
6Gb 3.5” 12–drive enclosureHP P2000
6Gb 2.5” 25–drive enclosureHP D2700
3Gb 3.5” 12–drive enclosureHP MSA2000
3Gb 2.5” 25–drive enclosureHP MSA70
Drive enclosure connection guidelines
IMPORTANT: Mixing 3Gb and 6Gb devices
may result in data throughput at the lower 3Gb/s
rate. For more information, see the HP P2000 G3
MSA System Cable Configuration Guide.
• Use only supported SAS 4x cables.
• Mini-SAS to mini-SAS 0.5 m cables are provided
with the P2000, D2700, and MSA70 drive
enclosures (one per I/O module).
• SAS to SAS 0.6 m cables are provided with the
MSA2000 drive enclosure (one per I/O module).
• Longer cables than those supplied with the drive
enclosure must be purchased separately. See the
MSA Quick Specs for details.
• The maximum length cable supported for connecting
drive enclosures to P2000 G3 MSA arrays or to
cascaded drive enclosures is 2 m.
• Up to seven P2000 LFF 3.5-inch drive enclosures
or up to five D2700 SFF drive enclosures can be
attached to a P2000 G3 MSA controller. LFF and
SFF drive enclosures may both be included in the
solution, but the maximum number of drives cannot
exceed 149.
SAS expansion cable requirements
The following table provides SAS expansion cable
requirements for P2000 G3 MSA controllers and drive
enclosures connection combinations.
Type of cable neededComponent 2Component 1
Mini-SAS to Mini-SASP2000 I/O moduleP2000 G3 MSA
Controller
Mini-SAS to Mini-SASD2700 I/O moduleP2000 G3 MSA
Controller
SAS to Mini-SASMSA2000 I/O
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P2000 G3 MSA
Controller
module
Mini-SAS to Mini-SASMSA70 I/O moduleP2000 G3 MSA
Controller
Mini-SAS to Mini-SASP2000 I/O moduleP2000 I/O module
Mini-SAS to Mini-SASD2700 I/O moduleP2000 I/O module
Mini-SAS to Mini-SASD2700 I/O moduleD2700 I/O module
SAS to Mini-SASD2700 I/O moduleMSA2000 I/O
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module
SAS to Mini-SASP2000 I/O moduleMSA2000 I/O
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module
SAS to SASMSA2000 I/O
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MSA2000 I/O
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modulemodule
Mini-SAS to Mini-SASP2000 I/O moduleMSA70 I/O module
Mini-SAS to Mini-SASD2700 I/O moduleMSA70 I/O module
Mini-SAS to Mini-SASMSA70 I/O moduleMSA70 I/O module
SAS to Mini-SASMSA2000 I/O
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MSA70 I/O module
module
Consider the following about figures in this section:
• These figures illustrate connecting one drive
enclosure to an array enclosure. For information on
connecting multiple drive enclosures, see the HP
P2000 G3 MSA System Cable Configuration
Guide.
• These figures illustrate connecting a drive enclosure
to a Fibre Channel P2000 G3 MSA array
enclosure. Cabling requirements for connecting
drive enclosures to array enclosures are identical,
regardless of MSA controller model.
P2000 drive enclosure connections
Connecting a P2000 G3 dual-controller array enclosure
to a P2000 drive enclosure with dual I/O modules
requires two (2) mini-SAS to mini-SAS cables.
D2700 drive enclosure connections
Connecting a P2000 G3 dual-controller array enclosure
to a D2700 drive enclosure requires two (2) mini-SAS
to mini-SAS cables.
MSA2000 drive enclosure connections
Connecting a P2000 G3 dual-controller array enclosure
to an MSA2000 drive enclosure with dual I/O modules
requires two (2) mini-SAS to SAS cables.
MSA70 drive enclosure connections
IMPORTANT: MSA70 firmware 2.28 or later is
required when connecting an MSA70 to P2000
G3 MSA arrays.
Connecting a P2000 G3 dual-controller array enclosure
to an MSA70 drive enclosure with dual I/O modules
requires two (2) mini-SAS to mini-SAS cables.
Step 4. Connect the P2000 G3 MSA System
to data hosts
Direct-connect and switch-connect environments are
supported.
The following table provides host port information for
different P2000 G3 MSA controller models:
Number of
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host ports
Switch
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connect
Direct
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connect
Controller
nl
model
Single-controller: 2 FC
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P2000 G3 FC
MSA Controller
Dual-controller: 4 FC
Single-controller: 2 FC; 2
iSCSI
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P2000 G3
Combo
FC/iSCSI MSA
Controller
Dual-controller: 4 FC; 4 iSCSI
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Single-controller: 4 SAS
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P2000 G3
SAS MSA
Controller
Dual-controller: 8 SAS
Single-controller: 2 10GbE
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P2000 G3
10GbE iSCSI
MSA Controller
Dual-controller: 4 10GbE
Single-controller: 4 iSCSI
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P2000 G3
iSCSI MSA
Controller
Dual-controller: 8 iSCSI
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HP P2000 G3 Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	P2000 G3
Category	Storage
Language	English